Battle of Chedabucto
Battle of Chedabucto | |
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Part of the Guysborough, Nova Scotia 45°23′12″N 61°30′20″W / 45.38667°N 61.50556°W | |
Result | English victory |
Cyprian Southack
John Alden
The Battle of Chedabucto occurred against Fort St. Louis in Chedabucto (present-day Guysborough, Nova Scotia) on June 3, 1690 during King William's War (1689–97).[1] The battle was part of Sir William Phips and New England's military campaign against Acadia. New England sent an overwhelming force to conquer Acadia by capturing the capital Port Royal, Chedabucto, and attacking other villages. The aftermath of these battles was unlike any of the previous military campaigns against Acadia. The violence of the attacks alienated many of the Acadians from the New Englanders, broke their trust, and made it difficult for them to deal amicably with the English-speakers.[2]
Historical context
There were various intentions behind the New England attack on Acadia. Some wanted the expedition to lay the foundation for a profitable postwar relations with the
Battle
As part of Sir
Consequences
Phips also dispatched Capt. John Alden (sailor) who raided Cape Sable (present-day south-west Nova Scotia) as well as the villages around the Bay of Fundy, particularly Grand Pre and Chignecto.
France regained control of Port Royal the following year. Joseph Robineau de Villebon, one of Meneval's assistants, returned to Port Royal from France. He reestablished French authority in Port Royal.
The Company of Acadia encountered a variety of difficulties on the way to its final dissolution in 1702.[10] Fort Saint-Louis remained in use[clarification needed] at Chedabucto until the community was destroyed in the Squirrel Affair (1718).[11]
See also
References
- ^ Haynes, p. 21
- ^ Geoffrey Plank. An Unsettled Conquest: The British Campaign Against the Peoples of Acadia. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2001. p. 32
- ^ Dunn (2004), p. 29.
- ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1979) [1966]. "Duret de Chevry de la Boulaye, Charles". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Geoffrey Plank. An Unsettled Conquest: The British Campaign Against the Peoples of Acadia. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2001. p. 11
- ^ Dunn (2004), p. 39.
- ^ Griffiths (2005), p. 153.
- ^ Murdoch, Beamish (1865). A History of Nova-Scotia, Or Acadie. Vol. I. Halifax: J. Barnes. p. 195.
- ^ See an account of the battle in Joseph Robineau de Villebon, Journal of Villebon, 3 October 1692, in Acadia at the End of the Seventeenth Century: Letters, Journals and Memoirs of Joseph Robineau de Villebon, by John Clarence Webster (St. John, N.B.: The New Brunswick Museum, 1934) Villebon's Journal,
- JSTOR 10.3138/j.ctt15jjfrm.10.
- ^ Haynes, p. 25
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-393-05135-3.
- Dunn, Brenda (2004). A History of Port-Royal-Annapolis Royal, 1605-1800. Nimbus. ISBN 978-1-55109-740-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7735-2699-0.
- Haynes, Mark. The Forgotten Battle: A History of the Acadians of Canso/ Chedabuctou. British Columbia: Trafford. 2004
- Basque, Maurice; Mancke, Elizabeth; Reid, John G. (2004). JSTOR 10.3138/9781442680883.
- Geoffrey Plank, An Unsettled Conquest. University of Pennsylvania. 2001
- A Journal of The Proceedings In The Late Expedition To Port-Royal, On Board Their Majesties Ship, The Six Friends, The Honourable Sr. William Phipps Knight, Commander In Chief &c. A True Copy, Attested By Joshua Natstock Clerk.